Hello all. Make sure the "can grow" box is checked for your image properties
- that way the dimensions can stay proportional. If images are cropped in
Crystal, it may be that the subreport box needs enlarging to match the image
size determined by the image's properties.

If images don't show up at all, it is likely that they're not marked to be
stored in the db.

I have had some image quality problems when exporting to Acrobat,
especially when the size is reduced to less than 50%, but the tech people at
Seagate tell me there's nothing they can do.

Hope some of this helps.

Jeffrey Smith
Database Administrator
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
National Museum of African Art
Room 1110, MRC 708
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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Hi Patricia,

Sorry about the gray skies. It will change. Our problem with images and
reports is also the distorted image problem, or no images showing up at
all
even when we know they are there. We have determined that the distorted
image problem is the result of cropping before putting thumbs in TMS.
Thumbs+ fills the created thumbs out to 192 x 192 ppi, and if the image is
cropped in Thumbs+ the image comes out distorted in a TMS report. The
images
that are not showing up at all is another problem. In either case we may
have go back and do some batch fixing.

Thanks for your response.

Scott Nacke
Seattle Art Museum

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From: Patricia Raynor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:24 PM
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Subject: Re: Images with reports


Scott,

First of all I'm jealous of your sunny day.  We have had nothing but grey
skies here for over a week.

In answer to your question, we had been using the canned report "object
list with images" with some revisions. The thumbnail images are slightly
distorted on the canned report.  The person who revised this report no
longer works with us unfortunately.

I was having trouble sending the report to people using the acrobat
reader..  Some recipients were getting distortions of this report.  I've
been using Microsoft word recently when I export reports.



Patricia  A. Raynor
Museum Specialist
National Postal Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20560-0570
202-633-9376
202-786-2767 (fax)

Temporary mailing address:
National Postal Museum
Smithsonian Institution
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Post Office Box 75039
Washington, DC 20002

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Hello All,

I just want to report that it is a gorgeous sunny day here in Seattle
today,
so don't believe any of those reports that say the sun never shines.

Anyway, my question. We are working on being able to create reports from
TMS
that have thumbnail images with each record. We are using Crystal Reports
as
our reporting software, and Thumbs+ to create thumbs for TMS. In addition,
we would like to be able to email such reports, but Crystal has a number
of
limitations in terms of  email formats. I'm curious about what others have
experienced with trying to do this.

Scott Nacke
Assistant Registrar/Image Rights Manager
Seattle Art Museum
100 University Street
PO Box 22000
Seattle, Washington 98122-9700
206.654.3130 Direct
206.654.3135 Fax
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